Faucet



June 15 1926,

J. W. KENYON FAUCET Filed June 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS.

IN VEN TOR.

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Fatented June 15, 1926 JAMES WILL IAM KENYON, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FAUCET.

Application filed June 18, 1924. Serial No. 720,773.

The present invention relates to a faucet and its particular object is to provide a hollow tapered valve in which water pressure is constantly applied for seating the valve, and which has a plurality of ports therein adapted to register with the various openings in the seat to receive and emit liquid at varying temperatures.

A further object is to provide a pair of inlets in the casing spaced peripherally and axially which act independently of or in conjunction with each other, so that the ports in the valve may open either one or both in varying amounts, thus emitting liquids from the spout, which is the combination of that flowing through both; ports. I provide a faucet valve having two parallel inlets which maybe used for hot and cold water, these inlets being spaced circumferentially and axially.

A single outlet is placed in a central position relative to the inlets and the hollow revolving valve has two ports adapted to form full openings with the outlet, and two longitudinally displaced ports to form full openings with the hot and cold water inlets. By this construction I may obtain a full flow of either cold or hot water. I may also cause the central outlet ports to register with the hot and cold inlets, and the laterally displaced ports will partially open the outlet thereby giving different mixtures of hot and cold water.

Further objects and advantages will be more specifically pointed out and described in the following detailed description.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my faucet.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

Fig. 3 a transverse section. 7

Fig. 1 a transverse section ofthe valve cage.

Fig. 5 a plan view of the valve.

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatical series of views illustrating various port positions. 7

Fig. 7 a longitudinal sectional view of my faucet. i

Fig. 8 a longitudinal sectional view of my faucet in another position. 7

Fig. 9 a transverse sectional view of a modified formof faucet.

Fig. 10 a transverse sectional view of the modified valve.

Fig. 11 a diagrammatical series of views illustrating the various Valve positions Referring more particularly to the drawing, my faucet consists of a cage 1 having a tapered seat 2, upon which a tapered valve 3 adapted to seat.

The cage may be positioned either vertically or horizontally as desired.

The spout 4 extends from the port 5 in the cage 1 and a. pair of inlet ports 6 and 7 are peripherally spaced from the port 5 and lie on opposite sides of a transverse plane passing through the center of port 5, the ports 6 and 7 being also spaced peripherally from each other.

Pipes 8 and 9 .are threaded into the ports 6 and 7 respectively, the pipe 8 carrying the hot water and pipe 9 the cold, but they may carryany other fluids desired.

The apron 10 is threaded to the cage 1 to cover the pipes 8 and 9 and a suitable nut 11 threads against the wall to hold the faucet in place.

A cap 12 is threaded into one end of the cage 1 the end of the valve 3 adjacent said cap being open .and providedwith a spider 18. If desired a spring l ljmay be positioned between said cap and valve to hold the valve in its seat.

The stem 15 extends from the closed end of the valve 3 through the end of the cage 1 and the operating handle 16 is secured thereto.

The valve 3 is 18, 19 and 20.

' The ports 17 and 19 are in the transverse plane of the spout port 5.

The ports 18 and 20 lie on opposite sides of the plane, port 18' being arranged for registry with port 6 and port 20 for registry with port 7. In the oif position of the faucet, as shown in the first view to the left in Figure 6A,'port 19 extends partly over the inlet port 7, thus permitting the liquid pressure to enter the hollow valve 3 and hold it on its seat. In the view of Figure 6B the handle 16 has been moved downwardly and the port 17 registers with the provided wither ports 17,

port 5, while the port 20 registers with the port Z, thus permitting cold water to flow from the spout 4.

tion of the ports, i. .e., when the pointer is position of the ports when the pointer is V I Views 6D and? both show the next positurned toward H. View Sshows the position of the ports when the pointer is turned to a point directly opposite H. C. on the dial.

The various positions of my valve will be best understood by referring to the diagrammatic views of Fig. 11. At A is shown the off or closed position. N one of the ports of the valve register with port 5. of the cage, but port 19 is so positioned as to allow a small stream of water to flow through the same from port 7, which water tends to seatthe valve. In the view of 1113, the pointer is turned to the mark H. C. of Fig. l. The port 19 registers with both ports 6 and T and the port 20 registers with the port 5. Port 20 being smaller than port 5, the outlet opening is restricted, but the water dis charged comes from both the hot and cold water pipes. In the position of Fig. 11C, the pointer has been turned to H, with the result that port 18 registers with port 6 and port 19with port 5 so that new hot water is delivered. [lurning from the first closed position in the opposite direction brings; the pointer opposite the mark 6, with a valve arrangementshown in Fig. 111). The port 20 now registers with port 7 and the port 17 with port 5, so that cold water is now delivered through the faucet.

In the modified form of my faucet shown in Figures- 9- and 10, the valve cage 25 has a valve 26 positioned therein. This valve is formed with a plurality of ports 27, which are adapted to register with inlet pipes 28 28 extending into the valve cage 25. A stem 29 rises from the valve 26' through the cap 30 threaded into the top of; the valve cage, and a handle 31 is secured thereto, whereby said valve is rotated. A spring 32 surrounds the stem 29 and is positioned between the cap 30 and the top of the valve 26, which top is closed, thus holding the valve securely in its seat.

The bottom of the valve 26 is open and communicates with a spout 32 formed in the bottom of the cage 25-. The operation of this valve is similar to the one previously decribed', with the exception that water pressure is not' maintained within the hollow valve to hold it on its seat, the combined forces of gravity and spring 32 being utilized for this purpose.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A faucetcomprisi-ng a valve cage having an outlet and an inlet opening therein and formed with a tapered seat, a hollow tapered valve adapted to rest on said seat, said valve being closed at one end and open at the other and having a plurality of ports, a cap secured to said cage completing the closure of the cage adjacent the openend of the valve, a' steinprojecting from the closed end of the valve through the tapered end of the cage having a handle thereon, a spider at the open end of the valve and a spring tensioned between the spider and the inside of the cap.

2. A faucet comprising a valve cage having-an outlet and an inlet opening therein and formed with a tapered seat, a hollow tapered valve adapted to rest on said seat, said valve being closed at one end and open at the other and having a plurality of ports, a cap secured to said cage completing the closure of the cage adjacent the open end of the valve and a stem projecting from the closed end of the valve through the tapered end of the cage having a handle thereon, one of the ports of the valve being positioned to partly register with the inlet opening of the cage when the outlet opening of the same is closed in the normal shut-oil position of the valve, whereby hydraulic pressure is maintained in the valve to holdit seated in the valve cage.

3. A faucet comprising a valve cage, having an outlet opening therein, and a pair of adjacent obliquely positioned inlet openings, said cage having a tapered seat therein, a hollow tapered valve adapted to rest on said seat, a cap secured to said cage, and enclosing said tapered seat, said valve having an open end adjacent said cap, the other end of said valve being closed, a stem projecting from said closed end of the valve, a handle on said stem, said valve having a plurality of ports therein adapted toregister with said outlet and inlet cage openings.

i. A faucet comprising a'valve cage, having an outlet opening therein, and a pair of adjacent obliquely positioned inlet openings, said cage having a tapered seat therein, hollow tapered valve adapted to rest on said seat, a cap secured to said cage, and enclosing said tapered seat, said valve having an open end adjacent said cap, the other end of said valve being closed, a stem projecting from said closed end of the valve, a spider formed over the open end of said valve, a spring between said spider and said cap, a handle on said stem, said valve having a plurality of ports therein adapted to register with said outlet and inlet cage openings. 5. A faucet comprising in combination a valve cage having a centrally situated outlet opening, and a pair of adjacent laterally situated inlet openings, said cage forming a valve seat, a rotary valve mounted in said cage havingaplurality of centrally situated ports adapted-to form full register with the outlet opening of the cage, and a plurality of laterally situated ports adapted to form full register with the cage inlets, means to hold said'valve in the valve-cage and means toturn said valve;

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JAMES WILLIAM KENYON. 

